Juan Ponce Enrile
| Juan Ponce Enrile, Sr. | |
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| Senate Minority Floor Leader | |
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In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Peter Cayetano |
| Succeeded by | Tito Sotto (Acting) |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2016 |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001 |
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In office August 15, 1987 – June 30, 1992 |
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| 26th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office November 17, 2008 – June 5, 2013 |
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| President |
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2008–2010) Benigno S. Aquino III (2010–2013) |
| Preceded by | Manny Villar |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Drilon |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cagayan's 1st District | |
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In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Domingo A. Tuazon |
| Succeeded by | Patricio T. Antonio |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Cagayan | |
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In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Served with: Antonio C. Carag Alfonso R. Reyno, Jr. |
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| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Region II | |
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In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984 |
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| Minister of National Defense | |
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In office January 4, 1972 – November 23, 1986 |
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| President |
Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Ileto |
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In office February 9, 1970 – August 27, 1971 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Mata |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Secretary of Justice | |
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In office December 17, 1968 – February 7, 1970 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Claudio Teehankee, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Felix Makasiar |
| Secretary of Finance (acting) | |
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In office 1966–1968 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Romualdez |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Romualdez |
| Personal details | |
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Juanito Furagganan February 14, 1924 Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippine Islands |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2001–present) |
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Nacionalista (1965-1972; 1987-1995) KBL (1978–1986) Liberal (1995–2001) UNA (2012–2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Cristina Castañer |
| Children |
Juan Ponce Enrile, Jr. Katrina Ponce Enrile |
| Residence |
Gonzaga, Cagayan Dasmariñas Village, Makati City, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater |
Ateneo de Manila University University of the Philippines College of Law Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic formerly Aglipayan |
Juan Ponce Enrile Sr. (born February 14, 1924) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He was a protégé of President Ferdinand Marcos, and served as Justice Secretary and then Defense Minister under the Marcos regime. He later became one of the leaders (along with General Fidel V. Ramos) of the 1986 People Power Revolution that drove Marcos from power and into exile. Enrile has continued to be a prominent politician since then; he was Senate President from November 2008 until his resignation on June 5, 2013.
Enrile was born in Gonzaga, Cagayan, to Petra Furagganan, the stepdaughter of a poor fisherman. He was born out of wedlock—his father was the already married powerful regional politician and renowned lawyer Alfonso Ponce Enrile, and his second great-uncle was Mariano Ponce. As a young man, he was reunited with his father in the City of Manila and took his secondary education at the Saint James Academy in Malabon.
He graduated cum laude in 1949 with an Associate of Arts degree at the Ateneo de Manila University. Afterward, he attended the University of the Philippines College of Law and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Laws degree. While in law school, he joined the Sigma Rho fraternity. Upon graduation, he was elected to the Pi Gamma Mu and Phi Kappa Phi international honor societies. He achieved the 11th highest score in the 1953 bar examinations with a 91.72% rating and a perfect score in mercantile law. As a scholar at the Harvard Law School, he earned a Master of Laws degree with specialized training in international tax law.
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